Your Shifting SUCKS! - How to Heel Toe Downshift

In this video, we talk about if it's necessary to heel toe downshift from a daily driving aspect. I show you how to drive efficiently by using heel-toe. No your shifting doesn't suck if you don't heel toe downshift every time on the street. Even I get lazy sometimes and cruise in neutral.
But I gotta say, this has helped me a lot on the streets. How many times have you approached a stop light in neutral as it turns green and now you have to fidget with your shifter?
Instagram: @leemweezy @notogue86
Sources:
Friends (KZbin) - Pivot Clip
Music:
Never Play - Jeremy Blake
Helium - Track Tribe
Doc Gooden - Beez & Gonzo
Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:10 What is Heel Toe Downshifting?
01:33 When is it Best to Heel Toe?
02:05 How to Heel Toe
04:49 Your Shoes Are Hindering You
05:44 Recap
06:21 Coming Soon...

[@jamaisvu2664]

Even smoother heel toe is to double clutch. The reason is the engine revs up faster in neutral vs with the clutch depressed. Also a good thing to mention is that your rev match changes depending on how hard you brake and the differential between the speed you end up at and the gear you go into. A bad rev match can be less efficient than just dropping the gear after you’ve slowed down

[@TypeVertigo]

Some cars don't lend themselves well to heel-and-toe outside the track. Pedal spacing is the main concern, but sometimes it's the brake pedal itself being over-servoed and making consistent pedal pressure hard without unintentionally upsetting the car with more brake. This is the case with my Honda Jazz (Fit). I've campaigned it on time attacks and heel-toe is much easier on track. By contrast, on the road it's too easy to suddenly introduce more brake than intended while rolling onto the throttle to blip. Anyway good video and agreed on Chucks being great driving shoes.

[@LEEMWEEZY]

Ahh I see. I can definitely see that being an issue. Hard braking on track would go through the full range of motion of the pedal, making it easier to heel toe. Whereas if the brake pedal is already touchy and sensitive at the top, it’d be hard to heel toe safely on the road. Thank you for the input. And thanks for watching the video! I’ll probably ask you for track tips soon.

[@thespeedlife]

Meanwhile my 2001 clio has perfect pedals and brakes for heel-toe. Just weird

[@dwright_origins5157]

Honestly I’ve given up trying to heel toe my GT86. In normal road driving I just can’t reach the gas pedal while on the brakes without jerking the car around. I’m six foot and it’s just not feasible with the positioning of the pedals. Maybe when I get the little extension that raises my throttle a little higher but until then it’s not worth it to add into my daily driving routine.

[@LEEMWEEZY]

Is your foot hitting the side wall? I can see if you’re tall enough, your knee being bent despite sliding the seat all the way back can cause some problems. Try doing more of a roll with the side of your foot until you get an extension? Sorry, it’s hard to help when I can’t physically see or simulate what you’ve been experiencing.

[@BraveClam]

Mah boy, this was perfect! I'll be practicing more and more now!!

[@LEEMWEEZY]

Hell yeah brotha! Let me know how it goes. If you got questions, feel free to ask here!

[@SolidMGSnake]

Great tips. Especially the shoes!

[@LEEMWEEZY]

It was the biggest inhibitor to me learning. After a while, I learned how to do it comfortably with any other shoe.

[@jubbalandcars]

Great explanations and great video. In track mode you can't see your revs blipping at the lower revs well Loving the phone mount ;)

[@LEEMWEEZY]

Thank you, Kevin! Yeah I probably should’ve kept the standard gauge since I wasn’t keeping RPMs high enough. But you can hear me tapping that throttle into the floor to try and get revs up 😅 Honestly, the phone mount you gave me is an underrated interior mod. I was just gonna suffer with putting it in the cup holder until you saved me 😂

[@Yfnchrisxx]

can u make more manual content, my dad has a manual zl1 and im tryna learn how to get better driving it.

[@LEEMWEEZY]

I got you.

[@LEEMWEEZY]

Next video on manual stuff probably going to be granny shifting vs double clutch. And after that, basic rev matching.

[@neilfleeming7824]

Does "heel toe downshifting" cause brake pads completely wear off? How often do you need to change your brake pads?

[@LEEMWEEZY]

Good question. Heel toe downshift should actually prolong your brake pads. Remember, you only need to heel toe when you’re slowing down. When you rev match into a lower gear, you actually use some engine braking as well. If you just cruise in neutral and brake, you’re using all brakes with no help from the engine.

[@neilfleeming7824]

@@LEEMWEEZY Wow, thanks for the info.